I do not know when, food is divided into "noble" and "ordinary", some food medicine and food with the same origin, some food was given a magical effect; folklore has such a magical species, it has to enhance immunity, anti-cancer, tonic kidney and so on, it is "Cordyceps" can "prolong life" after eating. After eating can "prolong life", it is "Cordyceps". For the so-called high-end food, really have such a magical effect? Next, with you to talk about "Cordyceps" rumors, dissect the truth of food.

"Cordyceps", as a "valuable Chinese medicine", health circles about its "praise" can be said to be God, what species? What kind of species is it? Does it really have such a strong effect?

Cordyceps, in fact, is a kind of "fungus and worm complex", the world has this characteristic of the substance a total of more than 1,500 kinds of, in which, the market is the most common (heard of) is the "Cordyceps" and "Cordyceps flowers (chrysanthemum cordyceps)", Cordyceps so far is all wild growth, there is no artificial cultivation, Cordyceps flowers can be cultivated. （Among them, the most common (heard of) on the market are "Cordyceps" and "Cordyceps Flower (Chrysanthemum Cordyceps)".

Cordyceps can fight cancer?

Cordyceps can fight cancer", the principle is mainly due to the fact that it contains "cordycepin" and "pentostatin", both of which have shown some anti-tumor activity in the experiments conducted by scientists. Certain anti-tumor activity, because of this, since then anti-cancer has become the label of Cordyceps.

However, research on Cordyceps has actually been continuing, and the Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has previously published a paper in Cell Chemistry and Biology, in which several conclusions about Cordyceps have been released: first, Cordyceps sinensis does not synthesize cordycepin and pentostatin; second, Cordyceps chrysosporium synthesizes cordycepin and pentostatin; and lastly, the protagonist of anti-cancer substance " Cordycepin" can cause cytotoxicity if consumed in excess.

Therefore, it is not difficult to see, the so-called Cordyceps anti-cancer in fact, the theoretical basis is not sufficient, eat too much instead of the human body will also cause harm.

Cordyceps boosts immunity? Ward off disease?

In addition, it is also said that Cordyceps contains "Cordyceps acid", which can also play a strong role in the health of the body.

But in fact, the essence of cordyceps acid is just a very common "mannitol", which is contained in many food products, and its effect is not that magical. What's more, in the subsequent research on Cordyceps, it has been proved that Cordyceps does not contain Cordyceps acid at all; that is to say, the statement is purely "fictional", and cannot be believed.

With that said, you should be clear:

Cordyceps, does not contain any miraculous substances, strictly speaking, Cordyceps itself "consumption" is limited, there is no therapeutic effect on the disease.

Moreover, the efficacy embodied in animal experiments can not be directly replaced by the human body, the human body and the animal itself there are differences in the intake of "efficacy of the substance" dose in the human body can not be easily realized, let alone the effect.

What's more, both cordycepin and pentostatin are inherently cytotoxic, and at the same time harm healthy cells in the body when ingested in larger quantities, making it simply not worth the risk.

For cordyceps products, it is not recommended that you go to spend a high price to enjoy the so-called health, as early as February 2016, the State Food and Drug Administration has issued a "Consumer Tips on Cordyceps Products", which points out that long-term consumption of products such as Cordyceps sinensis, Cordyceps sinensis powder and pure powder tablets can cause excessive intake of arsenic and may accumulate in the body, with a high risk.

Consumption is not useful, but harmful in excess. For this kind of jianghu rumors of "magic supplements", in fact, there is no magic; immunity does not need food to regulate (improve), normal diet, exercise, work and rest in the case of immunity can be normal to ensure. There is no magic food, more "can cure" food; for a variety of high-end health food, please be sure to correct the idea.

Cordyceps, not worm nor grass, a "fungus and worm complex", not anti-cancer nor kidney, the scientific basis is not sufficient, please do not rely on some of the food certain "exaggerated efficacy". For diet, it is recommended that you do is "food variety, balanced intake"; health should not be superstitious, refuse to waste "money", next, please enjoy a healthy life scientifically.

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When it comes to Cordyceps, most people's concept is that this medicine is very expensive and is a kind of valuable traditional Chinese medicine. What is the reason why it is so valuable? It starts with its origin.

Cordyceps sinensis has been used in China for hundreds of years and is the result of experience down through long practice. Let's talk about its production, it grows in China's Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau at an altitude of more than three thousand meters above the plateau of the cold areas, it can be both insects and grass, because, it is a kind of ergot family fungi parasitized in the bat moth family insect larvae and a kind of composite body, the upper part is the fungus grows out of the so-called zygote, the lower part of the baby silkworms like a dead larvae corpse has died because of the parasitism, this kind of Parasitic species is actually more common in nature, but it is less common to use it as a traditional Chinese medicine, and things are more expensive than they are rare, which is one aspect.

The source alone does not fully explain its preciousness. After all, in the course of the development of our traditional Chinese medicine, there are many herbal medicines that are expensive, so why is this worm and grass complex so highly regarded? That is also related to its unique efficacy. From the point of view of the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine, Cordyceps sinensis is sweet in flavor, warm in nature, and enters the lung and kidney meridians, with the function of tonifying the kidney and benefiting the lungs, stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm. It is used for kidney deficiency, impotence, spermatorrhea, lumbar and knee pain, cough and asthma, labor and hemoptysis. From the point of view of modern pharmacological research, Cordyceps has a certain regulation of human immunity, anti-tumor, anti-aging effects; there are also studies that show that it can protect the kidneys, antioxidant, protection of the cardiovascular system, as well as lowering the role of blood sugar. For such a high risk of cancer society, improve human immunity and prevent and fight against tumors has become a hot topic, prevention-oriented, Cordyceps can play a two-way regulation of immune function, is also in line with the concept of Chinese medicine of the treatment of the future disease. In addition, it lowers blood sugar effect may be most people do not know, diabetic patients usually use western medicine to treat, that in fact, Cordyceps and western medicine has a different mechanism of action, it can improve glucose metabolism, regulation of elevated blood sugar, normal blood sugar does not play a role, with the advantage of not triggering hypoglycemia.

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First of all, the first point: the consumption of Cordyceps sinensis does not have any beneficial effect on the body, and may even poison the body. Of course, we can not say that there is no role, at least there is a psychological comfort effect: consumption of Cordyceps is thought to eat a miracle drug, mood, physiological function will have a certain increase in physical health will have a certain improvement.

Cordyceps is a collection of two organisms: a bat moth larva and a wormwood. When the bat moth larva pupates within the soil during the fall and winter months, the cordyceps takes advantage of the opportunity to parasitize its body. Slowly, the cordyceps drains the bat moth larva of its nutrients and kills it. Eventually, Cordyceps grows out of the substrate into the ground to release its own spores. At this point, it is dug up and sold as a medicinal herb.

Thirty years ago, Cordyceps was not so expensive, but since then it has been hyped up as a sacred commodity with a price higher than that of gold. Businessmen advocate that Cordyceps contains "Cordycepin" and "Pentostat", two kinds of anti-cancer substances, and also claim that through various technologies, it can make its active ingredients easy to be absorbed by the human body. In fact, it does not contain these two anticancer substances, no scientific research organization has ever detected. However, people are still convinced of the advocacy of the business, people are still in a hurry for Cordyceps.

The State Food and Drug Administration in February 2016 on its official website issued a "consumer tips on cordyceps products", this tip declares that long-term consumption of cordyceps and its products will cause excessive intake of arsenic and may accumulate in the body, there is a higher risk.

So, a word of advice: don't go back to cordyceps.

Cordyceps is actually a combination of a fungus and the larvae of the bat e. In summer, the eggs of the bat e hatch and become larvae. In the summer, the eggs laid by the bat e after hatching into larvae drilled into the moist and soft soil, the soil inside a kind of fungus will attack the larvae, long in its body, the larvae died and became "winter worm", the larvae body fungi rely on the larvae's nourishment to grow, and wait until the summer, the fungus from the head of the larvae body ministers out and becomes the "Summer Grass".

Modern science has studied the active substances of Cordyceps sinensis and found that its most valuable is cordyceps acid, and the rest are proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and the like. Cordyceps acid is not a special substance, it is actually mannitol, which is used every day in hospitals, mainly for dehydration and swelling reduction, and it is also very cheap.

In addition, Cordyceps has been claimed to be able to fight cancer and contain an anti-cancer substance called cordycepin, but scientists have found that Cordyceps does not contain cordycepin, which is known to have anti-cancer properties.

So after modern science to its analysis, we found that Cordyceps is not something magical, the reason why now sold into sky-high prices, mainly because of business speculation.

Cordyceps is not only no legendary magical effect, on the contrary, long-term consumption may also have the risk. CFDA has issued a warning cordyceps is not suitable for long-term use as a health product, because the sampling of cordyceps products in the heavy metal arsenic content is too high for long-term use, may be accumulated in the human body, causing arsenic poisoning.

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Due to the unique appearance of Cordyceps, like ganoderma lucidum, ginseng is regarded as a miraculous drug, in fact, any drug, even if it is very common, as long as you use the right evidence, can still play their respective magical features. In addition, Cordyceps sinensis is not winter for "worm" summer for "grass", the actual body and the head of the worm long out of the fungal cysts connected to the complex. Worms like silkworms, the surface of the dark yellow to yellowish brown; Ziziphus elongated, the surface of the dark brown to brown.

Cordyceps sinensis as recognized by the ancients - Lung and kidney related

Cordyceps was first recorded in the "Cordyceps from the new": "Cordyceps sweet and flat to protect the lungs, benefit the kidney, replenish the essence, stopping bleeding and phlegm, has been labor cough, treatment of diaphragmatic syndrome are good", its sweet, taste flat, the main kidney, lung two meridians, the effect is to tonify the kidney and benefit the lungs, stopping the bleeding of phlegm, mostly used for kidney deficiency and essence deficiency, impotence and seminal vasculature, lumbar and knee pain, coughing and asthma, labor hemoptysis. It is mostly used for decoction or stewing. Although the nature of Cordyceps is sweet and flat, but the surface of the evil people, such as colds, fever, etc. should not be taken.

Cordyceps in Modern Recognition - Multi-Segmented and Multi-Faceted

Due to the greater fame of Cordyceps, more modern research on Cordyceps has not only confirmed its effects on thegallbladderThe protective effect was also confirmed for thespirometryIt can inhibit the inflammatory response of airways in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, regulate the ratio of airway Th1/Th2, and improve lung function. In addition, it has been newly discovered that Cordyceps has aImmunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, antioxidant, antifibroticand other effects. In addition to the above effects, some domestic studies have confirmed the role of Cordyceps in theantitumorUnique advantages in areas such asAnti-lung cancer, anti-liver cancer, anti-testicular mesenchymal tumor. Cordyceps also hashormone-like effectthat prevents estrogen deficiency in ovariectomized osteoporotic rats. Cordyceps can alsoBlood pressure lowering, negative frequency, antiarrhythmic, free radical scavenging, antiplatelet aggregation. In addition, Cordyceps hasAnti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-fatigue, anti-anxiety, lipid-loweringand other roles.

Cordyceps is not as miraculous as we think, modern diseases are very complex, many diseases only rely on Cordyceps one medicine is not enough. Undeniably, Cordyceps has many effects and can cure most diseases, but there are many medicines with the same effects as Cordyceps, which can be used in combination, only the specific host environment of Cordyceps as well as the indiscriminate digging by the people lead to Cordyceps being very rare, that's all.

Text: Lu Dongdong/Wang Chuanhang

1. Traditional knowledge and perception of Cordyceps sinensis

In traditional Chinese medicine, Cordyceps has long been recognized as a valuable traditional Chinese medicine with the effects of tonifying the kidneys, replenishing lung qi, benefiting qi and nourishing yin. It has a certain tonic effect on patients with kidney deficiency and weak lung qi.

There have been some studies that certain components of Cordyceps have a certain effect on inhibiting the fission of cancer cells, and they can also increase the activity of lymphocytes in the body, which helps to improve the body's immunity, etc. However, the quality of these studies is not very high.

2. Knowledge and perceptions of cordyceps in recent years

There are a lot of studies have shown that the role of Cordyceps for anti-cancer and other effects are exaggerated, for the human body does not have any effect, and because the toxic substances in the Cordyceps "arsenic" content exceeds the standard, long-term use may lead to poisoning, damage to human health.

3. Objective view of the efficacy of Cordyceps sinensis

Cordyceps is just a common Chinese medicine, according to the theory of Chinese medicine, there is the role of tonifying the kidney and lungs; but there is absolutely no health care products boasted of those miraculous effects, the current price is also so high that people blow out, it is not worth it.

There is no harm in taking appropriate small amounts if indicated, and it is definitely not advocated for long term or large amounts at that time.

Cordyceps is just a flavor and astragalus, ginseng, some of the same tonic effect of Chinese medicine only, not worth too much attention, not to mention worth spending a lot of money to buy to eat.

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The name of Cordyceps is well known, but not many people really understand and have used it, and I am one of them. Early heard some legends about Cordyceps, it is often said that things are rare and expensive, the original Cordyceps is a combination of animal and plant perfection, the two are indispensable, and can not be artificially planted, so the mysterious color, the price has been noble.

Cordyceps sinensis is an egg laid in the soil by the Cordyceps bat moth of the plateau, and after it hatches into a larva, the fungus of Cordyceps sinensis invades into the larva, and after absorbing the nutrients in the larva and reproducing, it fills the larva with mycelium. When the next year's July or so, from the head of the larvae grow yellow or light brown mycelium, after growth out of the ground in the form of grass stalks, that is, people see 'Cordyceps'.

Real Cordyceps color. Body full is called 'snow Cordyceps', is the national geographical indications protection of products, only the snowy plateau can grow and become. And every wild Cordyceps is hard to get, there are risking their lives to seek, in recent years the Cordyceps is also less and less.

Cordyceps, together with ginseng and deer antler, was listed as one of the three major tributes in ancient China, that is to say, to the emperor and the royal family officials used for longevity to eat, it turns out to be the best tonic, and was previously known as auxiliary to the sacred medicine. Eat Cordyceps rather than a miracle drug, the role is mainly through the regulation of human functions, to enhance immunity, with nourishing lung yin, tonifying kidney yang effect, so it is as nourishing the lungs and tonifying the kidneys, stopping bleeding and phlegm, to protect the lungs and dysentery of the tonic food. It is used to benefit the vital energy, balance yin and yang, and delay aging. It is more accurate to summarize that Cordyceps is a good tonic. Thank you!

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Cordyceps is listed as one of the nine Chinese grass is famous, but its efficacy has been exaggerated too much. From previous years, dozens of dollars a catty fried to more than 100,000 yuan a catty, but what exactly is the role of everyone is not clear, people cloud. Here, popularize the actual efficacy and role of cordyceps:

First, Cordyceps sinensis was first seen in the "Materia Medica from the new" records, that there is a lung, beneficial to the kidneys, replenish the essence of the marrow, cough and phlegm effect. Sichuan Jiadingfu produced the best, Yunnan, Guizhou out of the second. Autumn equinox picking better.

The Materia Medica again new" recorded that "there is a small poison". Compendium of Gleanings" recorded that the summer grass and winter worm, if the summer grass service can be absolutely no children, as if the yellow essence, the opposite of the hook.

Second, the modern view, its flavor sweet and warm. It enters the lung and kidney meridians. Commonly used dose 4.5-9 grams. Effects: Tonifying deficiency, benefiting vital essence, relieving cough and resolving phlegm.

Contraindication: Use with caution if there is superficial evil and deficiency heat before the cold is cured. Overdosage of allergy-causing persons will cause deterioration of renal function, pericarditis, panic and shortness of breath, cardiac arrhythmia and other symptoms.

C. Composition: Cordycepin is a light yellow crystalline powder, which can inhibit the growth of Streptococcus, Bacillus nosocomialis, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus porcine hemorrhagic septicemia, and Staphylococcus in the test tube.

Fourth, pharmacology: 1, antibacterial effect, in vitro test of its alcohol extract 1:4000 a 1:100,000 concentration of tubercle bacilli have obvious inhibitory effect, add serum after the inhibition of bacteriological effect is weakened, need to be 1:500 concentration, in order to inhibit the growth of tubercle bacilli.

The decoction has no inhibitory effect on human and bovine tubercle bacilli. It has some inhibitory effect on pneumococcus and certain pathogenic fungi in preliminary tests.

2, other effects, water immersion agent on the mouse bronchial tubes have obvious diastolic effect, and can enhance the role of adrenaline. The blood pressure of anesthetized dogs dropped significantly when injected intravenously, and recovered in 10 hours. The effect of intramuscular injection is not obvious, so this lowering of blood pressure may be a non-specific response.

V. Toxicity: mice injected intraperitoneally with 30-50g/kg of water-impregnated agent all died. 5g/kg did not see deaths, poisoning symptoms are quiet, deep and slow breathing, followed by spasms, respiratory depression and death. Small doses cause varying degrees of shock to the point of sleep, which can last for several hours.

VI. Unilateral application by provinces:

1, the treatment of asthma: 15 grams of Cordyceps sinensis to 30 grams, with the old male duck steamed. Cure post-disease deficiency: use three to five can be.

2, treatment of anemia, impotence, spermatorrhea: Cordyceps sinensis, 15-30 grams of stewed meat or stewed chicken to take.

Any drugs and therapies have their specialized target and limitations, there is no way to do a drug or a technique to cure all diseases. If you do want to consume or use them, you should also use a combination of drugs and methods to identify the symptoms.

Summarizing the above and practice, the author believes that Cordyceps sinensis is more symptomatic when used for the symptoms appearing in the lungs and kidneys. Thank you for sharing the above!

#The truth is coming # With the improvement of people's living standards, health care awareness has gradually increased, Cordyceps sinensis (Cordyceps sinensis) because of the peculiar appearance, scarce production, medicinal value and other reasons by the market, the higher the price of speculation, the higher the price of Cordyceps speculation to a very outrageous degree, the efficacy of the infinite exaggeration, almost the same as the continuation of the life of the "grass"! "!

Cordyceps sinensis is formed by the parasitism of Cordyceps sinensis fungus of the genus Cordyceps of the family Cordyceps, order Cordyceps, in the soil of alpine meadows, which causes the larvae to ossify, and then in the summer, under suitable conditions, the head end of the ossified worm draws out a long rod-shaped zygote. Mainly produced in China's Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, Guizhou and other provinces and regions of the alpine zone and the snowy grasslands, is a traditional tonic herbs, there is a certain regulation of immune function anti-tumor, anti-fatigue and other roles, but by no means is the legendary magic medicine, neither can cure all diseases, will not make a person invulnerable to a hundred poisons and combat effectiveness "burst table! ".

Because of the high price of Cordyceps sinensis, the market is chaotic, good and bad, it is difficult to distinguish between true and false, which directly jeopardizes people's health. Good Cordyceps sinensis, worm body plump and fat, no moth mold, brittle, easy to break, cross section of the inner full, slightly flat, white slightly yellow, around the dark yellow; ZiZa to short for good, quality pliable, cross section of the fibrous, yellowish-white, mouth feel taste light, slightly acid, smell slightly fishy aroma, and the body of the worm connected to the complete. However, unscrupulous traders will use bamboo sticks or wire to the broken grass spliced together, mixed in the whole grass in order to substandard, and even spray water weight, glue broken grass, filling lead and mercury and other metal powders to increase the weight, with special molds fake cordyceps to white silkworms, and so on, so that people can not guard against. If you blindly buy tonic or treatment, not only a waste of money, but also harmful.

In fact, Cordyceps sinensis efficacy is not so magical, medicinal efficacy can be completely replaced by common medicines such as tai ginseng, yam, dendrobium and so on. In addition, Cordyceps sinensis storage should be moisture-proof, moth-proof and insect-proof. Preservation should not be too long, too long will reduce the efficacy.

If the condition needs and conditions allow the situation must be served Cordyceps sinensis, you can use the following methods of food consumption, is conducive to the full benefit of the efficacy of the drug:

1. It is more convenient to boil water and drink it as tea, but you can't drink it with boiling water. Usually, Cordyceps sinensis should be boiled for 6 to 10 minutes at a time, pay attention to the use of cultural fire, boiling time is short, the water should be drunk immediately after boiling, add water while drinking, in the darkest color of the water of Cordyceps sinensis is the most nutritious time, the water at this time must not be wasted. You can eat the cordyceps. A pot of Cordyceps sinensis tea can be drunk for at least half an hour, adding water 4 ~ 6 times.

2. It can be stewed with various meat products or brewed into medicinal wine. You can also use a grinder to grind Cordyceps into powder, put it into capsules and carry it around with you, taking it regularly every day. This method has more hidden dangers in terms of hygiene, if you do not have to take it regularly every day, it is more appropriate to change to other methods.

Cordyceps sinensis is not suitable for everyone to take. It is only suitable for people suffering from chronic bronchitis, emphysema, tuberculosis, diabetes, bronchial asthma, malignant tumor systemic lupus erythematosus, chronic nephritis, aplastic anemia, leukopenia, and people suffering from various chronic wasting diseases or people suffering from malignant tumors after surgery or radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Avoid eating radish when taking Cordyceps.

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